BREAKOUT SESSION I – 9:45 – 11:15 AM | | ActivInspire for English Teachers | Language Arts Teachers Room 332-334 Presenter: Jeanne Flahiff | You now have an interactive whiteboard…. now what?! How could you possibly convert over to ActivInspire mid-year….without needing to abandon your PowerPoints and annotating under the doc camera? Why would you even want to? Take a deep breath…there is hope. Come and see how one teacher began the conversion over to ActivInspire. See side-by-side comparisons: lessons in PowerPoint and the same lessons converted over in ActivInspire. Explore the difference in lesson flexibility and potential for student engagement. See examples. Leave with ideas. Find a personal purpose for your tech hours that will empower your teaching. | ActivInspire for Health/Fitness Teachers | Health Fitness Teachers Room 238 Presenters: Barb Allen,
Anne Brandt | Bring the excitement of the gym into your classroom with an interactive approach to learning using the whiteboard. See what it’s like to be a student in an engaging classroom environment. We’ll explore the basic tools of Inspire and show you some WOW factors using photos, videos and the expression devices. You’ll experience some great activities and hopefully leave with some new ideas for flipcharts that you can begin using in your classrooms. Technology allows learning to be fun … come and experience it! | PhotoShop as an Artist's Tool - Part 1 | Art Teachers Library Computer Lab Presenter: John Moen | Most images we see in our daily life have been processed digitally through software such as Photoshop. This workshop aims to understand how it functions and how it can be used as a tool for artists, art students and art teachers. | Advanced Google Sketchup | CTE Teachers Room 235 Presenter: Doug Pumputis | This session will provide advanced SketchUp training for STEM/CTE teachers. We will be completing tutorials for tools and techniques that provide accurate representation of student design problems. We will also collaborate on utilizing the software for visualizing ideas and exploring new ways to incorporate the software with our current frameworks. | Better Learning Through Structured Teaching | General – All Room 232-234 Presenter: Doug Fisher | Keynote speaker Doug Fisher will present an overview of his book, Better Learning Through Structured Teaching and the Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) instructional framework. Space will be limited due to facility constraints. Note: Session will conclude at 11:00 AM. | Biology: Reviewing Text and Digital Resources | Science Teachers Room 140 Presenters: Sebastian Ziz, Pat Ehrman | Pat Ehrman from the Center for Inquiry Science will lead biology teachers in an examination of text and digital resources that will prepare students for the Biology End of Course Exam graduation requirement. | Cyber Safety –Protecting Children in the 21st Century | General – All Room 222-224 Presenter: Mike Donlin | This session will cover topics related to digital safety, bullying/cyberbullying and our obligation to address these issues. Within an educational/historical perspective, participants will discuss social networking, cyberbullying, sexting and cell phones in schools. They will consider the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act as it impacts schools’ obligation to educate students. Participants will receive guidance as to what to consider and what to avoid. They will also receive a list of excellent classroom and background resources. |
Data Dashboard | Counselors, Leadership Room 127 Presenter: Brandon Lagerquist | Data Dashboard System (DDS) is a dynamic information tool to view and manipulate up-to-date data on current and former students. The DDS is an intuitive system that contains demographic information, attendance data, in addition to national, state, and district assessment data. This course will be hands-on training to assist users how the DDS will save time, challenge your assumptions on student academic achievement, and provide feedback on how to maximize student learning. | | Digital Storytelling in the Classroom | General – All Room 134 Presenters: Teresa Jensen, Donna Matthies, Teresa McCausland, Kristi Hannigan | Learn tips, free online tools, and strategies for maximizing the effectiveness of digital storytelling in the classroom. We will discuss ways to integrate digital storytelling into a wide variety of curriculum areas, as well as methods to assess students’ productions. Practice time to make and share a 30 second Animoto clip for your classroom example. | Edmodo for Beginners | General, Beginning Edmodo Users Room 136 Presenters: Rhonda McGee,
Josh Caldwell | Introduction to Edmodo will answer the basic questions of “What is Edmodo?” and “How could this web-based technology benefit the classroom?” Teachers will participate in hands-on activities in a virtual classroom, learning to navigate the website, set up their own virtual classrooms, post assignments and grades, and much more. | | Geogebra | Math Teachers Room 138 Presenters: Michelle Gruber, Jen Hernandez | Geogebra is a tool allowing students to interact with and visualize geometry and algebra concepts. We will learn the basic use of the program and explore the many dynamic activities for Geogebra already available for you to use. We will focus on Holt Course 3 and Prentice Hall Geometry as we look at ready-made activities you can use right away in upcoming units. | | GoogleDocs 4 Beginners – Streamline your file management and watch your students work collaboratively | General - All Room 322-324 Presenter: Mike Wierusz | Tired of trying to keep track of all your files? Can’t remember if that presentation is on your school computer, home computer, or thumb drive you can’t find? Interested in having your students build out a presentation or report in groups without the hassles of one person doing all the work while the others just watch? Come learn how google docs can simplify and transform you and your classroom environment. | | Information Literacy | General - All Room Library Presenters: Dione Garcia, Andy Hegeman | Help your students be successful at research in this electronic age. Participants will learn the six stages of the Information Search Process. Time will be given to explore resources your students will be using such as databases. Discover powerful advanced features of Google that will aid both you and your students in the quest for academic success. | | Interactive Vocabulary Instruction – Building Academic Vocabulary | General - All Room 125 Presenters: Sue Moeller, Jane Lewis | Increase student engagement and enhance student comprehension of key content using interactive, research-based strategies combined with the interactive whiteboard. This session will focus on engaging, interactive vocabulary activities specifically designed to enhance academic vocabulary and comprehension for all students. | | | | | |
| | Prezi in the Classroom – an Introduction | General - All Room 223 Presenter: Nici Hollingshead | Ready to move beyond PowerPoint? Looking for a Web 2.0 tool to create engaging presentations? This hands-on course provides an introduction to Prezi, a web-based presentation tool and popular alternative to traditional PowerPoint. Participants will set up Prezi accounts, explore the site, navigation and settings for Prezi. | | Science 7-9: Capitalize - Learning, Digital Resources | JH Science Teachers Rooms: 7th – 133 8th – 135 9th – 137 Presenter: Marcie Charters | Collaborate with colleagues to unpack the digital resources accompanying the new 7th, 8th, and 9th grade science curriculum. Develop plans for tech integration in the new content. | Smart Music | Band & Orchestra Teachers Room 150 Presenter: Ted Christensen | With the current addition of “Smart Music” technology into the instrumental program this session will include topics related to a successful implementation of “Smart Music” within the performance curriculum. Section one will discuss a basic overview of the new software and its many uses. Section two will include advanced assessment procedures and discuss how students will use this tool at home to enhance their musical progress. | | Social Bookmarking: Using Diigo in the Classroom | General - All Room 226 Presenter: Sharyn Mehner | Diigo provides a powerful online research tool and learning environment that allows teachers and their students to: add highlights and sticky notes on any web page, anywhere, and access them anywhere; utilize group online annotations for instruction or discussions; share and interact online findings through group bookmarks, highlights, sticky notes, and forum discussions. | | Using, Creating, and Sharing Resources in ActivInspire | General – All Room 230 Presenter: Jen Genshock | In this session we will explore ways to find and use Resources from Promethean Planet. Taking this a step further you will create your own resources from objects, graphic organizers, and flipchart pages and learn how to share them. | | World Language: Expand your Spanish classroom with digital resources | Spanish Teachers Room 228 Presenters: Nathan Bruno, Michelle Olson | Participants will learn about and experience a myriad of websites and online content featuring games, music, video, and applications for your use in the Spanish classroom or to extend students' learning outside of class time in a fun and interactive manner. | | IOL Workshop | Special Education Room 126 Presenter: Lynn Brewer | Learn a few new tips to make IEP Online more user- friendly for you and your team, including strategies for IEP meetings. The rest of the lab will be time for you to practice using IOL. Bring an IEP or evaluation you are working on and receive technical support from the facilitator as needed. | | IOL: FBA/BIP | Special Ed Teachers, Psychologists Room 123 Presenter: Holly Montana | Learn how to write effective Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans on IOL. Bring your laptop and student information to initiate and engage in creation of a high quality FBA and Positive Behavior Support Plan. | | | | | | | | |
| Clicker 5/ Clicker Paint | Special Ed Teachers, OT/PTs Room 130 Presenter: Jennifer Miller | This is an intro/refresher class on the use of Clicker 5 and Clicker Paint. You will also learn how to access ready-made activities that can be adapted to meet the needs of the students in your classroom. | | CoWriter/
Read Outloud | Special Ed Teachers, SLPs, OT/PTs Room 128 Presenters: Jane Baumgartner, Kim Anderson | This is an intro to CoWriter, a word prediction program and Read Outloud, a screen-reading program. You will learn how to use both of these programs and be given additional tools to use with these programs to help students better access the curriculum in their classrooms. | BREAKOUT SESSION 2 – Noon-1:30 PM | ActivInspire - Engaging Students with Multimedia | General – All Room 230 Presenter: Jen Genshock, Promethean | Participants will explore the use of pictures, sounds, and video as integrated parts of a lesson. Discuss methods and practice integrating with ActivInspire. Come with your own websites, photos, sounds, and videos to utilize. | Interactive Vocabulary Instruction – Building Academic Vocabulary | General - All Room 125 Presenters: Sue Moeller, Jane Lewis | This is a repeat of Session I. | | Biology: Reviewing Text and Digital Resources | Science Teachers Room 140 Presenters: Sebastian Ziz, Pat Ehrman | Pat Ehrman from the Center for Inquiry Science will lead biology teachers in an examination of text and digital resources that will prepare students for the Biology End of Course Exam graduation requirement. | | Cyber Safety –Protecting Children in the 21st Century | General – All Room 222-224 Presenter: Mike Donlin | Within an educational/historical perspective, participants will discuss social networking, cyberbullying, sexting and cell phones in schools. They will consider the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act as it impacts schools’ obligation to educate students. Participants will receive guidance as to what to consider and what to avoid. They will also receive a list of excellent classroom and background resources. | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | GoogleDocs Nerds Unite | General Room 322-324 Presenter: Mike Wierusz Note: This is not an introductory course. | Take your google docs game to the next level. Do you have some mad google doc skills? Are your skills average, but you’re a fast learner and want to learn more? Come collaborate with fellow google doc fans and add some sweet tricks to your google game. Tricks include but not limited to real time surveying, collaborative student projects, and assessment. | | PhotoShop as an Artist's Tool - Part 2 | Art Teachers Library Computer Lab Presenter: John Moen | This is a continuation of Session I with art teachers. | | Data Dashboard | Counselors, Leadership Room 127 Presenter: Brandon Lagerquist | This is a repeat of session I. | Edmodo 2 | General Room 136 Presenters: Rhonda McGee, Josh Caldwell | The purpose of Edmodo Roundtable is three-fold, to introduce new, advanced topics to teachers who are already using Edmodo, to share ideas among the Edmodo users of the district and to create connections within the Northshore School District for Edmodo users to continue to support one another beyond the January 3 inservice date. | Information Literacy | General - All Library Presenters: Dione Garcia, Andy Hegeman | This is a repeat of Session I. | Prezi Meeting – Prezi as a Collaboration Tool | General Room 223 Presenters: Nici Hollingshead, Sharyn Mehner Prerequisite: Basic Prezi skills and account | Students and teachers can now work together in real time on the same Prezi With Prezi Meeting, teams can collaborate live or simply present Prezis with up to 10 people in a Prezi at one time. Prezi Meeting lets a group work on the same Prezi together in real time and from different computers and locations. Learn how to use Prezi Meeting for brainstorming and collaborating on group projects. It's a virtual whiteboard for your team meetings, virtual or in person. | Prezi for Counselors | Counselors, Leadership Room 233 Presenter: Paige Bradbury | This hands-on course provides an introduction to Prezi, a web-based presentation tool and popular alternative to traditional PowerPoint. Prezi helps make your traditional presentations more engaging for your students and allows you to incorporate images, sounds, and videos into one presentation. Participants will set up Prezi accounts and explore the site, navigation and settings for Prezi. Please bring your laptop and a current presentation you might want to transfer into Prezi. | Science 7-9: Capitalize - Learning, Digital Resources | JH Science Teachers Rooms: 7th – 133 8th – 135 9th – 137 Presenter: Marcie Charters | Collaborate with colleagues to unpack the digital resources accompanying the new 7th, 8th, and 9th grade science curriculum. Develop plans for tech integration in the new content. | |
| | | So, Now What? Making New Content Relevant and “Sticky” for Your Building Staff | TRTs, SDLT members, building leaders Room 225 Presenters: Anne Davidson, Judy Patneaude | What makes content relevant and ‘sticky’ for teachers? The process of providing professional development experiences has as much impact as the topic being addressed. This session will provide some knowledge about adult learners, tools for planning P.D. experiences, and the opportunity to plan for a variety of audiences. | Smart Music | Band & Orchestra Teachers Room 150 Presenter: Ted Christensen | With the current addition of “Smart Music” technology into the instrumental program this session will include topics related to a successful implementation of “Smart Music” within the performance curriculum. Section one will discuss a basic overview of the new software and its many uses. Section two will include advanced assessment procedures and discuss how students will use this tool at home to enhance their musical progress. | Using Microsoft Word for Equations | Math Teachers Room 138 Presenter: Scott Henning | Learn how to use the new equation editor found in Word 2011 and transfer equations to ActivInspire flipcharts. You will also learn handy shortcuts for typing math symbols directly into your document. This class is great for both math and science teachers. | World Languages: Digital Lesson Building | World Language Teachers Room 228 Presenter: Nathan Bruno | Learn and practice 3 simple but powerful digital skills that will expand and enrich the learning experience in your classroom. Mastering these three skills will facilitate the use of an online textbook, digital media and the power of the world wide web. | TCI's Student Text and Powerful Online Presentation Tools - Strategies for IWB Classrooms | 8th Grade Social Studies Teachers Room 236 Presenters: Al Plummer, Christy Sanders | Great content, interactive whiteboard technology, proven educational theory, and engaging classroom experiences are at the heart of each presentation. Social Studies teachers (8th grade) can easily edit any TCI presentation to make it their own. TCI’s new online student text features text-to-audio, dynamic highlighting and engaging graphics. | ActivInspire for Health/Fitness Teachers | Health Fitness Teachers Room 238 Presenters: Barb Allen, Anne Brandt | This is a repeat of Session I. | IOL Workshop | Special Education, Psychologists, SLPs, OT/PTs,Vision, Audiologist Room 126 Presenter: Lynn Brewer | This is a repeat of Session I. | Clicker 5/ Clicker Paint | Special Education Teachers, OT/PTs Room 130 Presenter: Jennifer Miller | This is a repeat of Session I. | | | | | | | | |
CoWriter/
Read Outloud | Special Education Teachers, SLPs, OT/PTs Room 128 Presenters: Jane Baumgartner, Kim Anderson | This is a repeat of Session I. | | | SPECIAL EDUCATION (OPTIONAL) BREAKOUT SESSION 3 – 1:45-3:30 PM | Switch It Maker/
Choose It Maker | Special Education Teachers, OT/PTs Room 130 Presenter: Jennifer Miller | Come and learn how to use these basic switch accessed programs. You will learn how to create programs and how to organize them. You will also learn the different access features that the programs provide for students with different needs. | | IOL Workshop | Special Education Teachers, Psychologists, SLPs, OT/PTs,Vision, Audiologist Room 126 Presenter: Lynn Brewer | This is a repeat of Session I and II. | |
Using Technology &
scoring the WIAT III Written Expression | Psychologists Room 128 Presenter: Steve Davis | School psychologists will work on technology and inter-rater reliability around scoring the WIAT III – Written Expression | | | | SCHOOL SESSIONS – 1:45-3:30 PM | Bothell HS | Bob Stewart | Library | | Inglemoor HS | Vicki Sherwood | Commons | | Woodinville HS | Kurt Criscione | Yoga Room | | SAS & NSN | Vicki Puckett | 227 | | Canyon Park JH | Dave Sage | 322-324 | | Kenmore JH | Tim Gordon | 332-334 | | Leota JH | Obadiah Dunham | 350A | | Northshore JH | Josh Sanchez | 250A | | Skyview JH | Dawn Mark | 222-224 | | Timbercrest JH | Heather Miller | 232-234 | |
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